Focus on cybersecurity in the field of products and systems

15 June, 2023

The implementation of standardised processes is one of the tasks of the team around Maher Sahli, Head of the Competence Centre for Functional Safety and Cybersecurity in Development at WEBER-HYDRAULIK. “Management processes in product, IT and OT cybersecurity are absolutely essential for companies. Nowadays, businesses can’t afford to be careless in this area”, Sahli says.

The Competence Centre has two main areas of activity: increasing functional safety in the automotive sector and product cybersecurity. Functional safety concentrates on closing security gaps that are caused by system errors and may lead to accidents involving personal injury. Cybersecurity focuses on external attacks on the products and systems during their development and operation by the customers. The product always plays the central role for the Competence Centre for Functional Safety and Cybersecurity. “At WEBER-HYDRAULIK, the three pillars of cybersecurity, namely product, IT and manufacturing cybersecurity, are working hand in hand on a joint security strategy. Expertise from different areas and different profiles allow for covering potential threats to the greatest possible extent”, Sahli says about the cross-departmental collaboration.

The centrepiece is a continuous monitoring system designed to detect and classify hazards in good time. “Threats from the Internet can come in different forms, and we need to keep an eye on all of them. Have any algorithms we use been cracked? Are there any new attackers or attack methods? Based on that, we develop an impact analysis that allows us to determine whether there is a threat to our products and systems and whether measures have to be taken”, Sahli says about the diverse challenges of the Competence Centre.

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